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Very cool idea. I will definitely start using it on my iPhone.

Regarding security, you are proxying login credentials through your server. Is that correct? I'd suggest putting up information regarding your privacy policy, if you store any credentials information and the security of your server(s).

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That's a good idea. I'll put that up tonight.

FYI, I don't store any data at all. The username and password are required to get an auth token from HN, which is only needed for voting and commenting. The token is what's stored in the cookie that HN issues.

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